Question

a carpenter has a board that is 8 feet long.he cuts off two pieces,one piece is 3 1/2 feet long and the other is 2 1/3 feet long,how much of the board is left?

Answer 1

if you add 3 1/2+2 1/3 you get 5 2/3 if you subtract that from 8 you get 2 1/3 feet left